Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency

Costa Rica
40.54 %
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
43.33 %
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
141st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
138th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 43.33 % against 40.54 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.79 %.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 141st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 39.73 % 629.24 % 589.51 % Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 34.86 % 617.43 % 582.57 % Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 38.4 % 562.02 % 523.62 % Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 32.92 % 475.7 % 442.78 % Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 33.39 % 271.24 % 237.84 % Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 40.17 % 87.26 % 47.09 % Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 43.31 % 43.11 % 0.2011 % Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 43.33 % against 40.54 % in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.79 %, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Costa Rica ranks 141st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).